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2014 honda civic Reviews and News

2014 Honda Civic

By
Greg Migliore
- 12/09/2013

New For 2014

The Civic has undergone many updates in recent years, including a freshening that arrived less than a year ago. Changes for the 2014 Honda Civic are minor.

Vehicle Summary

The Honda Civic has long been one of the most well-regarded compact cars sold in America. The sales charts have reflected that, as Civic customers are among the most loyal in the industry. However, Honda stubbed its toe with the redesign of the most recent generation, launching a 2012 model that drew considerable criticism for its bland styling and apparent cost-cutting. Honda hastily spruced things up, rushing a redesign with nicer materials and more features into the market by late 2012. Despite that speed bump, the Civic has remained a popular car even in the face of fresh competition from Hyundai, Ford, and Toyota.

Overview

The 2014 Honda Civic is available as a coupe and a sedan. Either body style can be equipped with a 1.8-liter engine with 140 hp and 128 lb-ft of torque mated with five-speed automatic or manual gearboxes. The front-wheel-drive car seats five. Honda also sells a fuel-sipping hybrid model that gets up to 44 mpg in city and highway driving. An HF version improves fuel economy in the conventional four-cylinder, thanks to aerodynamic enhancements that help it notch 29 mpg in city driving and 41 mpg on the highway. At the other end of the spectrum is the 201-hp performance-oriented Si variant geared toward enthusiasts.

The recent redesign gives the 2014 Honda Civic a slightly more upscale look while maintaining its mainstream appeal. It borrows some cues from the Accord, most noticeably in the grille. The wheels, hood, trunk lid, and taillights are also new. The interior has the most important updates, including to the color scheme, materials, and graining. Even the upholstery and vents are redone. This is in sharp contrast to the 2012 model, which was fashioned during the recession when automakers were cutting back. None of the latest changes are major, but the interior looks better and is now on par with the other offerings in this class.

The 2014 Honda Civic is also stiffer and has more connected steering, a nod to Honda enthusiasts who thought the 2012 model was too soft. Meanwhile, more sound-deadening materials and acoustic glass give the Civic a more refined nature. The Civic is outfitted with added standard equipment, including a rear back-up camera.

The Civic has always been known as safe, reliable and fuel-efficient transportation, and the 2014 model is no exception.

You'll like:

Good fuel economy

Earns high marks from safety groups

Affordable

You won't like:

Four-cylinder is not quick

Transmissions only have five speeds

Some competitors' products seem fresher

Key Competitors

Dodge Dart

Ford Focus

Hyundai Elantra

Toyota Corolla

Honda Civic Maintains Compact Car Sales Lead in September 2014

By
Jason Udy
- 10/02/2014

The Honda Civic maintained its lead over the Toyota Corolla in compact car segment sales in September. Honda sold 22,263 Civic sedans and coupes to Toyota’s 20,530 sedans in September. With 18,848 units sold, the Hyundai Elantra climbed one spot to finish third.

After falling behind the Toyota Corolla in July, the Honda Civic again retakes the compact sales lead in August. Honda sold 34,032 Civic sedans and coupes in August compared to 33,088 units of the Corolla sedan. With 23,435 units sold, the Chevrolet Cruze gained one spot to finish third.

The Toyota Corolla retook the number-one sales spot from the Honda Civic this past month, selling 30,883 units to the Civic's 30,038. The Hyundai Elantra again came in third place, with sales of 22,213, but improved its performance from last month.

The Honda Civic is one of the most logical car purchases you can make. It’s relatively inexpensive, has a long-standing reputation for reliability, and gets great gas mileage. For 2014, Honda installed a new continuously variable transmission that further improves the Civic’s efficiency proposition, as it boosts the compact sedan’s EPA ratings by 2 mpg city and 1 mpg combined for an impressive 30/39/33 mpg city/highway/combined.

Editors I now call colleagues wrote about great sports coupes from the ‘80s and ‘90s -- like the Honda CRX, Nissan 240SX, and Toyota MR2 -- and a generation of young men, like myself, clung to every word. No one intended for us, now grown, to feel like we’d be happier with just-vintage sports coupes than, say, a 2014 Honda Civic Si -- but that’s what happened.

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